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A BLOW FOR CREATIVITY

ISABELLA BLOW is remembered as a prolific supporter of young talent - championing the careers of Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy and Hussein Chalayan, among many others - and a new scholarship launched in her name is continuing her legacy. The Isabella Blow Memorial Scholarship, which is funded by Treacy and Ascot Racecourse, will annually provide a fashion student at London's Middlesex University with £5,000 in financial support during their degree course. Its first beneficiary has just been named as Liesamarie Schulte-Kitzing, after the 22-year-old student impressed fashion illustrator Richard Gray and Lee Lapthorne, founder of On|Off, with a portfolio of her designs. Since Blow's death last May, the fashion world has paid tribute to her in all manner of creative ways; McQueen dedicated his spring/summer 2008 collection to her and an exhibition of her trademark hats is currently making its way around various world capitals before returning to a permanent home in her native London. (January 31 2008, AM) Leisa Barnett